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Iain Banks, aka Iain M Banks, came to fame in 1984 with his transfixing debut The Wasp Factory, described as both ‘a work of unparalleled depravity’ and 'a masterpiece'. In 1993 he was acknowledged as one of the Best of Young British Writers, and his numerous bestselling books include The Crow Road, Complicity and the ‘Culture’ sci-fi series. Collected here are three of his best works, as heard on BBC Radio.

The true source of healing from depression comes from within - not from doctors or medications. Yet when depression drains away our vitality and will, how can we find the energy to help ourselves? With Freedom from Depression, Dr. James S. Gordon reveals a new and empowering approach for dealing with this misunderstood condition - a way out of the darkness that helps you restore balance and joy to your life.

A reporter for a Canadian music magazine is asked to do a "where-are-they-now" story about Miles and Myles, a popular band in the ‘80s. Maddie Myles, the charismatic lead singer, leaves her partner and the band at the height of its fame and disappears. Her ex, Miles Gerber, has been touring the bar circuit for 20 years with his own group, Miles Gerber and The S--t Disturbers. As the audience declines, Miles says each night that they are "searching for the end of the music business".

The path to freedom from depression is well-traveled - and filled with unexpected rewards. Dr. James Gordon challenges the common medical model of depression as a strictly physical disease that is best treated with drugs - instead, he sees it as a wake-up call that our lives are out of balance. This guided visualization establishes two healing resources: Helping you create your safe place and introducing you to your inner wisdom guide.

Novelist and poet George Meredith is widely regarded as the last great Victorian author. He influenced writers including Thomas Hardy, Robert Louis Stevenson and Henry James, and was nominated for the Nobel Prize seven times. This BBC collection features dramatisations of his most famous novel, The Egoist, and his witty bildungsroman The Adventures of Harry Richmond.